24.2-646 - Voter folds paper ballot and hands same to officer who deposits it unopened in ballot container.
§ 24.2-646. Voter folds paper ballot and hands same to officer who depositsit unopened in ballot container.
The qualified voter shall fold each ballot with the names of the candidatesand questions on the inside and hand the folded ballot to the appropriateofficer of election. The officer shall place the ballot in the ballotcontainer without any inspection except to assure himself that only a singleballot has been tendered and that the ballot is a genuine ballot. Withoutlooking at the printed inside of the ballot, the officer may inspect theofficial seal on the back of the ballot to determine if it is genuine.
(Code 1950, § 24-247; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-131; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015.)